21 Incredible Final Sprint Finishes in Running History!

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1. IAAF World Championships In Berlin 2009 Women 10,000m

Linet Masai Vs Meseret Defar vs Meselech Melkamu - Linet Masai Wins Gold at Berlin 2009

A thrilling finish to the 2009 World Championships as Linet Masai comes from way back in the final straight to steal the gold medal from the Ethiopians

2. 2000 Olympic Games Sydney Men's 800m

Nils Schumann vs Wilson Kipketer - Schumann wins Gold at Sydney 2000 Wilson Kipketer wins Silver at Sydney 2000

Kipketer returned to form after two bouts of Malaria never made it back to full strength and never won an Olympic Gold medal.

Nils Schumann executed the perfect race to win the gold medal as one of the biggest underdogs to win gold in these Olympic games.

3. 2000 Olympic 10,000m Final Sydney Australia - Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie vs Kenya’s Paul Tergat - Gebrselassie wins Gold in Sydney.

One of the greatest finishes to a race ever. Over the course of their careers, they had many sprint finishes with Gebreselassie always ahead of his taller Kenyan rival. This day would prove no different, though this would be their most memorable sprint and the best finishing sprint of the 2000 Olympics.

4. 1992 Olympic Games 1500m Final Barcelona Spain

Fermin Cacho Barcelona 1992, gold medal

Fermin Cacho scorches the field, defies Morceli, and wins a historic gold medal in the 1500m

5. 2007 IAAF World Championships 1500m Osaka. Bernard Lagat Wins Gold Men's 1500m Osaka.

Bernard Lagat crushes the field over the final 100m to win his first-ever outdoor World Title.

6. 2009 IAAF World Championships 1500m Final Berlin

Yusuf Saad Kamel wins gold for Bahrain in Berlin

A very unexpected win from Saad Kamel and he dominates the last 100m with Asbel Kiprop making some tactical mistakes to lose the gold.

7. 2016 Olympic 1500m Final Rio Matthew Centrowitz wins gold in Rio

A slow start led to a fast finish and American star Matt Centrowitz was in a prime position to take advantage. His speed is so natural and graceful that you can hardly tell he is sprinting at 12.9 seconds in the last 100m. Kiprop makes tactical errors and costs himself gold.

8. 2004 Olympic 5000m Final Athens - Bekele wins silver medal in Athens 5000m El G wins gold medal in Athens 5000m

Following their 2003 World Championship duel. The three titans of running go 1-2-3 yet again in these Olympic Games. Different orders this time as El G comes out on top to win 2 Gold medals at the 2004 Olympics.

9. 2005 IAAF World Championships 5000m Helsinki - Benjamin Limo wins gold Helsinki 2005 - Craig Mottram wins Bronze in Helsinki 2005
Surprise winner Ben Limo wins in a sit-and-kick race with a fast last lap.

10. 2005 World Championships 10000m Helsinki - Kenenisa Bekele wins gold in Helsinki 10000m.

Bekele held off several rivals over the course of the last 200 meters to secure himself a consecutive 10,000 World Championship title. Incredible last 200m.

11. 2000 Olympic Games 1500m Final Sydney - Noah Ngeny wins gold for Kenya in Sydney
Noah Ngeny of Kenya outpaces the heavy favorite Hicham El Gourrouj in the final 50 meters of this thrilling race.

12. 2015 World Championships 1500m Final Beijing - Asbel Kiprop wins gold for Kenya in Beijing 2015 Asbel Kiprop easily wins the 1500m World Championship in Beijing.

13. 2012 Olympic Games 1500m final London - Leo Manzano wins silver for USA in London - Taoufik Makhloufi wins gold in London 1500m

14. 2015 Wold Championships 5000m Final Beijing - Mo Farah sprinting away for Great Britain wins gold in Beijing

15. 2003 World Championships 10000m Paris - Kenenisa Bekele sprinting wins gold in Paris. Haile Gebrselassie wins silver in Paris.

16. 1993 World Championships 10000m Final Stuttgart -Haile Gebrselassie wins gold in Stuttgart

17. 1995 World Championship 10000m Final Gothenburg - Gebrselassie wins Gold in Gothenburg 10000 Haile Gebrselassie vs Paul Tergat in their first Dual. Haile wins every single one of them.

19. 1997 World Championships 10,000m Final Athens - Haile Gebrselassie wins gold in Athens

20. 1972 Olympic Games 800m Final Munich - Dave Wottle sprint finish gold in Munich 800m

21. 1996 Olympic Games 1500m Final Atlanta - Morceli wins gold in Atlanta 1996

22. 2012 Olympic Games 3000m Steeplechase Final London - Ekeziel Kemboi wins gold in London

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